Improvement in scarf-retainers



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N0. 168,992, Patented 0ct.19,1875.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. HART, JR., OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SARF-RETAINERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 168,992, dated October19, 1875 application filed l september 9, 1575.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. HART, Jr., ofthe city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Scarf-Retainers; and I dohereby declare the following to be a clear and exact description of thenature thereof, sufficient to enable others skilled in the art to whichmy invention appertains to fully understand, make, and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings making part of thisspecilication, iu which- Fgure 1 is a face view of the device embodyingmy invention. Figs. Z and 3 are rear Views thereof. Fig. 4 is a sideview thereof.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate correspending parts in theseveral figures.

Itis well known that scarfs of the class of neck-wear are liable to rideup andv gather above the center of the front of the vest, and pins havebeen employed for retaining the same in position; but pins allow nocompensation for movements of the body, and thus, while the scarf may benicely held at one time, it will ride up and gather at another time. Thepins are further objectionable, owing to their liability to stick thebody and readiness to Work loose.

My invention is designed to remedy these defects; and it consists of anelastic strap adapted to be attached at one end to the button of thewaistband of the pantaloons, and carrying at the other end -fasteningsto be connected to the lower portion of the scarf.

Referring to the drawings, A represents an elastic cord, which is loopedat one end, and

carries at the other end one or more pins, B,- which, when the cord 1s1n operative position,

point downward. In order to connect the pin or pinsB to the cord A andgive sufficient rigidity to the connection, I employ a clip, C, whichclamps the heads of the pins to the cord, and prevents disengagementthereof.

The/oiration is as follows: The scart' will be fitted to the collar, sothat its ends hang down the shirt-front, as usually. The loop is thencaught oLthe button of the waistband of the pantaloons, and the pin orpins B inserted in the lower portion of the scarf at such points thatthe scarf will be stretched or held taut.

It will be seen that the elastic cord will uniformly hold down thescarf, whether the wearer is standing or sitting, and as the cord givescompensation vis made for the movements of the body without allowing thescarf to ride up or gather. Moreover, the pins may be attached to thescarf nearer to or farther from its lower end, as desirable, and theretainer is thus serviceable for soarfs of different lengths.

lt is evident that the loop or strap A may be attached to a button onthe drawers of the wearer, but the operation will be similar to thatstated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, a scarf-retainer, the same consistingofthe elastic cord A andthe pin' or pins B, combined and arranged tooperate substantially as andI for the purpose set forth.

4 WILLIAM H. HART, JR.

Witnesses: v

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, H. E. HINDMARsI-I.

